Leanne Whiteside-Mansell

High Impact

Researcher

UAMS

Last publication 2023 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

36 h-index 141 pubs 3,404 cited

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Leanne Whiteside-Mansell's research focuses on health and development in early childhood, with a particular emphasis on the impacts of socioeconomic factors and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Her work investigates strategies for preventing obesity in childcare settings through adaptive implementation trials and examines the predictors of program sustainment. Additionally, she studies the risks associated with ACEs on healthcare utilization and developmental outcomes in infancy and toddlerhood, utilizing latent class approaches to explore their interrelatedness.

Her research also extends to interventions aimed at improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations. This includes work on community-based systems targeting HIV prevention education and an intervention designed to enhance safe sleep knowledge among expectant teens. Whiteside-Mansell has published extensively on these topics, with a significant body of work exploring the complex interplay of factors influencing child health and well-being. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher, evidenced by her h-index of 36 and over 3,380 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 36
Publications: 141
Citations: 3,404

Selected Publications

Risks of adverse childhood experiences on healthcare utilization and outcomes in early childhood (2023)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Safety Baby Shower Intervention Improves Safe Sleep Knowledge and Self-Efficacy among Expectant Teens (2023)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 3: Evidence for the Family Map Inventory (2022)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Engaging Families and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Head Start (2022)

DOI OpenAlex
Predictors of sustainment of two distinct nutrition and physical activity programs in early care and education (2022)

6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Exploring Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood: Using Latent Class Approaches to Examine Developmental Outcomes (2022)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial (2022)

14 citations DOI OpenAlex
Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial (2021)

23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Community Legal Systems: Targeting PrEP and HIV Education to Decrease Risk of HIV Transmission (2021)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
A mixed-methods protocol for identifying successful sustainability strategies for nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare (2021)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex